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Belfast Metropolitan Area Plan 2015
District Proposals: Carrickfergus Housing

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The Plan zones approximately 132 hectares of land for housing in Carrickfergus within the Plan period including two sites for social housing identified by the Housing Needs Assessment carried out by the Northern Ireland Housing Executive (NIHE). Further details regarding housing are contained in the Housing Section in Part 3, Volume 1 of the Plan and in the Population and Housing Technical Supplement.
Sites have been selected to allow for the efficient use of land within the urban footprint, to provide choice in the housing market and to include existing commitments. Other factors influencing site selection include accessibility to the Town Centre, access to public transport and the aim to minimise detrimental impact on the environment.
Land zoned for housing will be developed in accordance with prevailing regional planning policy and with the Plan Proposals, including Key Site Requirements where relevant. These may include access/infrastructure requirements, public open space provision, protection or enhancement of nature conservation interests, landscaping, provision for walking and/or cycling, local neighbourhood facilities and other site specific requirements.
In the case of the larger sites the submission of a Concept Master Plan is a Key Site Requirement in the interests of securing a well designed development of high quality in accordance with the requirements of Planning Policy Statement 7 (PPS 7) Quality Residential Environments.

Housing Zonings

The following sites CS 02 - CS 06 are zoned for housing as identified on Map No. 3a - Carrickfergus and Map No. 3m - Carrickfergus Social Housing.
Committed housing sites (Built)(CS 02/01 – CS 02/22) include sites with planning permission for housing which have been built in full or in part since 1st January 1999 and have a potential yield of 10 or more dwellings.
Details of all sites, including those with a potential yield of less than 10 dwellings are contained in the Population and Housing Technical Supplement.
Zoning CS 02  Housing Committed Housing Sites Built
The following sites are zoned for housing as identified on Map No. 3a - Carrickfergus and Map No. 3k - Carrickfergus Town Centre:-
Reference Address Hectares
CS 02/01 Land at Rogers Quay, Carrickfergus Waterfront 0.18
CS 02/02 Greenedge Court, Taylor’s Avenue 0.33
CS 02/03 North Lodge Court, Prince Andrew Way 0.34
CS 02/04 Marina Apartments Rodgers Quay 0.34
CS 02/05 Woodlawn Avenue, lands south of Woodburn Road 0.46
CS 02/06 Land at 2A Ellis Street 0.61
CS 02/07 Land at 85-93 and 84-98 Craigs Road 0.62
CS 02/08 Land adjacent to Keeburn Industrial Estate,Woodburn Avenue 0.62
CS 02/09 Land at 42-60 Brackenridge 0.64
CS 02/10 1- 51 Meadowbank, 1 Old Shore Road 0.76
CS 02/11 Rogers Bay, Maritime Drive 1.06
CS 02/12 Land at junction of Edenvale Avenue and Trailcock Road 1.20
CS 02/13 Land at Bashfordsland, Downshire Heights, Marshallstown Road 1.30
CS 02/14 Kingswood Court, 17 Prospect Road 1.30
CS 02/15 Castlerocklands, 22 Belfast Road 1.71
CS 02/16 Killaloe, Woodburn Road 2.01
CS 02/17 Land at Copperwood Drive, Copperwoods 2.21
CS 02/18 Loughview Village, Eden, Carrickfergus 2.58
CS 02/19 Broadridge, adjacent to Broadlands Gardens 2.88
CS 02/20 Minorca Drive, to rear of 2-100 Ellis Street 3.62
CS 02/21 Sites 115-163 Craiglands, Marshallstown Road 4.36
CS 02/22 Land at Tudor Road, Broadlands Gardens, Tudor Link and Broadlands Park 13.21
Committed housing sites (CS 03/01- CS 03/06) include sites with extant planning permission for housing and which have a potential yield of 10 or more dwellings. Details of all sites including those which have permission for less than 10 dwellings are contained in the Population and Housing Technical Supplement. The Plan stipulates Key Site Requirements for those sites over 0.5 hectares, which will apply if current approvals lapse or where a further planning application is submitted. Development of sites under 0.5 hectares will be subject to regional planning policy.
Zoning CS 03  Housing Committed Housing Sites  
The following sites are zoned for housing as identified on Map No. 3a - Carrickfergus and Map No. 3k - Carrickfergus Town Centre: -
Reference Address Hectares
CS 03/01 149 Larne Road, at junction with Higgins Court 0.17
CS 03/02 Land adjacent to the Waitrose Bar, Maritime Drive 0.18
CS 03/03 Land opposite 6, 7, 20 & 21 Bashfordsland, Marshallstown Road 0.48

Zoning CS 03/04 Housing Land at 183 – 193A Craiglands,  Marshallstown Road  
0.65 hectares of land are zoned for housing at Marshallstown Road as identified on Map No. 3a – Carrickfergus.
Key Site Requirements:-
  • Housing development shall be a minimum gross density of 20 dwellings per hectare;
  • Access shall be from Thralcot Link. Detailed consultation with Roads Service, DRD shall be required to identify any necessary improvements to the road network / public transport / transportation measures in the area, to facilitate development of the site. A Transport Assessment (TA) may be required to identify such improvements;
  • All existing trees, shrubs and hedgerows within the site and on the boundaries shall be retained unless the Department determines that such vegetation is not of a quality to merit retention or is required to be removed to facilitate a safe means of access to the site;
  • A 3-5 metres wide landscape buffer of trees and hedges of native species shall be planted along the northern boundary of the site to provide screening for the development and help improve the environmental quality of the area; and
  • A flood risk assessment of the watercourses within and adjacent to the site shall be carried out and submitted to the Department to inform proposals for the development of the site.
Detailed consultation with Rivers Agency, DARD will be required.
Foul and storm sewage pumping stations may be required to serve this site.This site has planning approval for 12 dwellings.
Zoning CS 03/05 Housing Land at Glynn Park, 102 Prince Andrew Way
1.43 hectares of land are zoned for housing at Prince Andrew Way as identified on Map No. 3a – Carrickfergus.
Key Site Requirements:-
  • Housing development shall be a minimum gross density of 25 dwellings per hectare;
  • Access shall be from Prince Andrew Way. Detailed consultation with Roads Service, DRD shall be required to identify any necessary improvements to the road network / public transport / transportation measures in the area, to facilitate development of the site. A Transport Assessment (TA) may be required to identify such improvements;
  • A full flora and fauna survey of the site shall be carried out and submitted to the Department to inform proposals for the development of the site;
  • All existing trees, shrubs and hedgerows within the site and on the boundaries shall be retained unless the Department determines that such vegetation is not of a quality to merit retention or is required to be removed to facilitate a safe means of access to the site; and
  • The stone boundary wall fronting Prince Andrew Way shall be retained and incorporated within any development unless its removal is required to gain a safe means of access to the site.
Detailed consultation with CPD Landscape Architects Branch, DFP and Natural Heritage, Environment and Heritage Service, DOE will be required
This site has outline planning approval for 22 dwellings.
The site is the subject of a current full planning application for 24 dwellings.
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